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Nov 24 - Dec 1, 2007 |
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Lunch at La Casa at noon every Thursday - various topics and guest speakers. Free lunch.
What is the Future of your Cultural Center...? A Community Forum on cultural space needs for Latina/o students. Do you want to have a voice in shaping what facilities and services Latina/o students have on this campus? Make your opinion count on Wednesday, December 5 at 6pm at La Casa. Help spread the word, bring yourself, bring a friend...just BE HERE! Food will be provided.
Resume Critiques at the Corners sponsored by The Career Center every Monday 3pm-5pm in conference room 211.
Does your resume need updating? This is the place to receive help on this!
La Casa Library Hours every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 3-4pm. Undergrad Librarian Emily Love will be available to help with Library online resources. She will also be available at the African American Cultural Center every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 3-4pm.
The Counseling Center has office hours in La Casa's conference room 211 every Wednesdays from 3-4pm. Rene Monteagudo is available for scheduled appointments and/or walk-ins or if you just want to chat.
La Casa hosts MEET McKinley, the Health Resource
Center on Thursdays 2-5pm on the second floor in
conference room 211. Medications and other things that help you stay
healthy can be expensive, so take advantage of McKinley’s Health Resource
Center. For more information, check it out on the web: http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/
How is your Tuition broken down? What are Student Fees? Find out what your Money is going towards! All students invited to provide input and get your questions answered about these important issues at the town hall meeting regarding Tuition and Fee Recommendations for 2008-09 Tuesday, Nov., 27 from 4-5pm in the Illini Union Pine Lounge. Hosted by Student Trustee Chime Asonye, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Linda Katehi, and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Renee Romano.
Multicultural Congratulatory Smith Memorial Hall Auditorium December 15th, 2007, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. Graduating in December? Did you complete your degree requirements this past summer? Studying abroad or interning next semester and won’t be here for the May graduation ceremony? In honor of December graduates, the Office of Minority Student Affairs coordinates the Multicultural Congratulatory for students from any program and degree level. Registration deadline is November 30, 2007. Participation fees this year amount to $15 per graduate and are due on Friday, December 7th, 2007 by 12:00 pm. This fee includes a souvenir certificate and souvenir picture, but does not include cap & gown rental. Please browse our website : http://www.omsa.uiuc.edu/annualevents/ or call 217-333-0054.
Campus Recreation Focus Group and a survey to determine how they can better meet the needs of the Latino/a population on campus. The information will be used to better prepare them for the grand opening (projected Summer 2008). The focus group will be conducted on Tuesday, December 4 from 5-6:30 in La Casa's dining room 116. A Potbelly's dinner will be provided for all participants and all ideas are welcome! If you are interested in participating in the focus group, please email Jeanne Huguelet at jhuguel2@uiuc.edu by noon on Saturday, Dec 1. If you are unable to attend the focus group, they would still love to hear your opinions! Let them know what you think by taking the survey at: https://webtools.uiuc.edu/survey/Secure?id=1082788. In return for your participation they will be offering a chance to win a $25 Campus Rec
gift certificate. The survey only
take about 10-15 minutes.
The survey will be available until Nov. 30th.
Campus Rec Exercise/Eating Disorder Campaign's mission
is to supply helpful information on topics that range from nutrition
topics to "What is your motivation?". They do this by placing posters
throughout CRCE in high traffic areas that will grab the students
attention. They need your help by joining their focus groups (not a large
time commitment) to critique their previous posters and give them fresh,
creative, and new ideas for the two new posters they will create this
year. They welcome both males & females. This is your opportunity to
have your voices heard! Please call Abby Blankenberger at 333-7667 or
email ablanke@uiuc.edu.
example of poster, click here.
Female Research Participants Wanted 18-20 yr old Latino females in good health-no cardiovascular or pulmonary disease. Participants will receive free bone screening, body composition assessment; everyone will receive a free pedometer, 3 fitness passes and ticket to a GirlPOWERED spa night. Please contact Annie Parrett at aparrett@uiuc.edu or call 244-6253 for more information.
Graduate Outreach Coordinator Position at Latino/a Studies Ten (10) hours per week, hourly rate to be determined. This position does not include a tuition and fee waiver.
For information, visit http://www.lls.uiuc.edu/Opportunities/coordinators.htm
K-2 Bilingual (Spanish) Literacy Support Teacher
Champaign Public Schools needs a Spanish teacher at Washington Elementary. For more information, visit:
http://www.generalasp.com/roe9/champaign-vacancies.htm?all=1
Urbana High School is looking for a ELL (English Language Learners) Teaching Assistant. 6-hour per day position which includes benefits and insurance and the salary would be around $10.50/hour. Requires at least 30 hours of college credit (60 hours preferred), and the ability to speak Spanish "is a plus".
For additional information, contact:
Mr. Greg Johnson, Asst. Principal
UHS at 217-384-3505 or at gjohnson@usd116.org.
The U of I Latino/a Law Student Association (LLSA) would like to offer all Latino undergraduate students the opportunity to be paired up with a Latino law student mentor to see what law school is really like! If you would like to join the Latino/a law student mentor/mentee program, please email Anne Rubin at arubin@law.uiuc.edu.
You can now schedule OMSA EAST tutoring online! Access TutorTrac at http://tutortrac.omsa.uiuc.edu Login using your NetID as the user name and UIN as the password. If you have any questions, please call our office at 333-7547.
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Tuesday, Nov 27
12pm LLS brownbag presentation: "Distinguishing Cultural Expectations when Planning for a Collective Multi-racial future: Exploring Latino and White Experiences in a Collaborative Planning Process."conference room 107. Marisa Zapata, grad student in the Dept of Urban and Regional Planning. Marisa will discuss the California's multiracial Central Valley faces a precarious future on the findings from a recent Congressional Research Study report describing the Valley's economic, educational and environmental present as dire.
3pm La Casa Library Hours in conference room 211. Emily Love will be available for any library online resource help.
4pm Town Hall Meeting: Tuition and Fee Recommendations for 2008-09 Pine Lounge, Illini Union. Hosted by Student Trustee Chime Asonye, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Linda Katehi, and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Renee Romano.
5pm La Casa Student Cultural Programming Fee meeting in conference room 211.
5pm Salary Negotiation workshop in Arcade Building Conference Room in the Career Center at 715 S. Wright St. Sponsored by the Career Center.
6:30pm M.E.Ch.A meeting in conference room 107.
7pm Moving Forward: Mourning and Loss workshop in Illini Union room 406. Sponsored by the Counseling Center Paraprofessionals Students helping Students.
8pm La Colectiva meeting in conference room 211.
Wednesday, Nov 28
3pm The Doctor Is In sponsored by the Counseling Center with Rene Monteagudo in conference room 211. You can set up confidential talks or just come on in to chat with the doc.
3pm Multicultural Ceremony singer and poet audtions in living room 104.
4pm Winning Resumes workshop in Arcade Building Conference Room in the Career Center at 715 S. Wright St. Sponsored by the Career Center.
5pm English/Spanish Convo Table in conference room 107. Come practice your English or Spanish in a comfortable setting.
5pm Among Women Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Support Group at the Gender and Women's Studies House, 911 S. Sixth St., Champaign. An informal student support that provides a place to meet other women and form or broaden social support networks. For more info contact Anita Hund ahund@uiuc.edu.
6pm LCASO meeting in dining room 116.
7pm CSASA meeting in conference room 211.
Thursday, Nov 29
12pm Lunch at La Casa: Relaxation Techniques for the Body and the Mind in dining room 116. The Special Pops team will be discussin how to relax during end-of-the-semester madness. Free lunch.
2pm McKinley Center's Satellite Hours in conference room 211. Not feeling well? Come in to get your free cold pack and other items to keep you stay healthy.
3pm Multicultural Ceremony's Speaker Auditions in living room 104.
6pm Puerto Rican Student Association meeting in conference room 107.
7pm Blue Room in living room 104.
7pm Networking your Job Searchs workshop in Arcade Building Conference Room in the Career Center at 715 S. Wright St. Sponsored by the Career Center.
7pm Mexican Student Association in dining room 116.
9pm Cultural Showcase Illini Union Courtyard Cafe $3 UIUC/$5 Public. Tickets available at the door. Come experience live performances by student groups! Celebrating the many cultures of the U of I campus community.
Friday, Nov 30
10pm-12am WRFU-LP 104.5FM's The Show with Raymond Morales. Some of the music contains strong language. If you would like to call-in,
advertise your event, broadcast your music or appear on the air, then
e-mail wrfu@insightbb.com or call
217-344-2536.
Saturday, Dec 1
7pm The Show on channel UPTV 6 @ 7 PM with Raymond Morales.
7:30pm F.O.B. A play by David Henry Hwang in Lincoln Hall Theatre. The arrival of Chinese exchange students forces second generation Chinese Americans to congfront conflicting feelings of China, America and themselves. Free admission.
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Financial Award for Female Students are you a female student who needs $$$ is an undergraduate, graduate, or professional in a degree program enrolled at UIUC full or part time who has had at least one year interruption in your academic journey? You may qualify for a financial award through the Office of Women’s Programs of up to $1,000 for the Spring semester, 2008. How to apply
A full description of the Verdell Frazier Young Award, the application and the application process can be found at the Office of Women's Programs website at: http://www.odos.uiuc.edu/women/. The deadline for application is December 31, 2007 at 5 PM.